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THE WORK of CLSA a BIBLIOGRAPHY־ of Representative THE WORK OF CLSA ־A BIBLIOGRAPHY of Representative Publications of the 1 5 t COMMISSION ON LAW AMD SOCIAL ACTION ץ AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS JUNE, 1957 ־ AUGUST, 19^5 SbO.73 AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS At5 15 East Qbth Street New York 28, N.Y. Prepared "by Commlssioa on law and Social Action Shad Poller, Chairman Leo Pfeffer, Director Will Maslow, General Counsel American Jewish Congress 15 East 84 Street, Hew York 28, N.Y. Israel Goldstein, President Justloe Wise Poller, Chairman Max A. Kopstein, Chairman Executive Committee Administrative Comsiittee Isaac Toubin, Executive Director TABLE OF COMETS IMTRODUCTION I. ABOUT CLSA AND ITS PHILOSOPHY . A. The Establishment of CLSA B. The Role of Law In Social Action C. Accounts of CLSA Work II. CHtJRCH AM) STATE A. Principles of Religious Freedom B. Government Aid to Religion C. Released Time and Religion in the Public Schools D. Sunday Laws Restricting Religious Freedom E. Unemployment Compensation Laws Restricting Religious Freedom F. Zoning Laws Restricting Religious Freedom G. Censorship and Religious Freedom 5• Adoption and Child Custody I. Miscellaneous III* CIVIL RIGHTS - OVERALL PROBLEMS •13 A. General B. Federal (1) Legislation (2) The Filibuster (3) Administrative Action (4) Miscellaneous C. State D. Municipal IV. DEFAMATION, GROUP LIBEL AND VIOLENCE 19 A. General B. Newspapers and Radio Stations C. Public Meetings D. Group Libel and Race Hate Legislation E. Vandalism V. DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT • 23 A. General B. Federal C. State D. Municipal E. Research Projects <i) VI. EDUCATION 28 A* General B. Segregation C. Discrimination by Colleges and Professional Schools (1) Lawsuits (2) Research Studies D. Legislation (1) Federal (2) State E. Bigotry in the Classroom F. Miscellaneous vn.. HOUSITO 35 A. General B. Restrictive Covenants C. Government-Assisted Housing D. Mortgage Insured Housing E. Other Problems PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS 40, ־ .VIII A. Comprehensive Equal Accommodations Laws B. Travel C. Restaurants D. Resorts and Resort Advertising E. Insurance and Bonding F. Other Problems IK. CIVIL LIBERTIES 43 A. The Federal Security Program B. State and Municipal Security Programs C. Legislative Investigation® D. wiretapping E. Loyalty Oaths F. Teacher Loyalty Programs G. Freedom of Speech, Press and Association X. IMMIGRATION, NATURALIZATION AND DEPORTATION . 46 A. Basic Immigration Policy fl) General (2) The National Origins Quota System (3) Exclusion of Former Nazis and Fascists B. Displaced Persons and Refugee Relief C. Natural!zation D. Deportation (ii) Page XI. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 51 A. Aftermath of the Second World War B. The Establishment of Israel 0. The Middle last Crisis and the Arab Campaign Against the Jews D. Human Rights and Genocide E. The Brieker Resolution F. Other Problems Kit. IOTERGROUP COMMISSIONS 54 A. Bills B. Programs X33X. MISCELLANEOUS . 56 (iii) INTRODUCTION The Commission on Lav and Social Action (CLSA), a department 1 * of the American Jewish Congress, was established in August of 1945• The work of the Commission was undertaken after a conscientious and thorough review of the program of the American Jewish Congress itself and of other major national agencies, Jewish and non-Jewish, engaged in combat- ting anti-Semitism in all of its manifestations. At its inception, the program envisioned for the CLSA represented a radical innovation because of our profound belief that the traditional methods of combatting anti- Semitism were failing; that attempts to counter anti-Semitic propaganda and discrimination by argument or to create so-called favorite climates of opinion with regard to Jews or tolerance were largely ineffectual. We believed that the time had come for a fresh and more dynamic approach to the problem. It was our conviction, in the first place, that the problem of racism in America had to be regarded not simply as one of general prejudice which would be eombatted by informational materials designed to transform attitudes. Rather, every act of discrimination had to be seen as an imperfection of the democratic system, as a violation of the civil rights of Americans• We therefore argued the need for a comprehensive program of legal, legislative * Prom its formation until the end of 1956 CLSA was under the direction of Will Maslow, now director of the Department of Public Affairs of the American Jewish Congress. Since then it has been under the direction of Leo Pfeffer. <iv) and social action that would protect and safeguard the rights of Americans in these fields by outlawing every form of discrimination on grounds or race, creed, color and national origin. We suggested that the pattern of discrimination itself was proving the most fertile source of prejudice. In too many instances the pattern was sanctioned or condoned by the authority of the law and public policy. Transforming the practices and habits of our society and changing public policy in many areas in which discrimination operates would therefore do more than eliminate specific discriminatory practices. Such a program, by establish- ing new norms of conduct as expressed in law, would have a long range effect on public attitudes and prejudice. We maintained that the campaign against anti-Semitism had to be viewed as part of the much broader struggle against racism in America. Successful prosecution of that struggle demanded that Jews join with all other groups in confronting their common problems. Such cooperation had to be expressed in common practical action. It was equally clear that social action was vital both for the enactment of the specific measures we should seek and for providing large numbers of people with the opportunity of participating in the solution of the problems with which they were confronted. The work of community relations in this country, particularly among Jewish groups, for too long had been limited to a small group of professional workers. One further consideration bulked large in the program we formulated — our conviction of the failure of the so-called educational campaigns on tolerance and brotherhood. Where others insisted on making a distinction between ,educational' and 'action' approaches, we had begun to see that the most helpful education on equality, group relations and civil rights is that which emerges from practical action, concentrates on a specific issue, and points to practical methods of correction. When masses of people work to• gether on a specific problem by which they are affected, they begin to develop the habit of cooperation. They understand in a practical way the measures they have to take to regain and safeguard their rights. They are able to communicate their understanding to many groups who ultimately may be affected. Effective educational campaigns and the creation of psychological receptivity, therefore, do not precede the attempt to mobilize for social action. They emerge as part of the process of mobilization itself. These are among the principles upon which the work of the CLSA was established. The contribution made by CLSA in the course of twelve years involves not only the creation of new concepts and techniques, new emphasis given to concepts and techniques we shared with others but especially the development of the framework into which they were placed and the philosophy of program into which they were merged. The new and expanded techniques employed by CIM include the following: 1. The Administrative Approach to Discrimination. Ever since the Civil War aost northern states have had laws prohibiting some types of racial and religious discrimination. By 19^5, these had largely fallen into disuse. They operated on the premise that an act of discrimination against a parti- cular Negro or Jew was an injury to him alone and all the law could do was to punish the offender and to direct payment of damages to the particular victim. The concept that the act of discrimination injures the entire community (vi) or ethnic group demanded a different approach. Accordingly, the CLSA was the first to propose that all forms of racial and religious discrimination he handled by a public commission whose responsibility it would be not merely to redress the particular injury but more important to require the offender to cease discriminating against all members of all ethnic minority groups. This approach had been suggested as an incident to the original New York FEPC Act. But CLSA was the first to conceive of the idea that it be employed in all areas of civil rights. Accordingly, CLSA drafted bills which have since been enacted, relating to discrimination in education, in places of public accommodation, in housing and many other areas in which racial and re- ligious discrimination can occur. The Freeman Bill of the State of New Jersey, the first comprehensive civil rights bill enacted by any state, was drafted by CLSA. 2. The Test Case. American law for many years has used the technique of seeking precedent-making judicial decisions through test cases. The CLSA adopted this technique for extensive use by the Jewish community. The Gideon Bible case in the State of New Jersey, vitally affecting a church-state pro- blem, and the Stuyvesant Town case in New York in the area of discrimination in housing are illustrative of the employment of this technique by CLSA. 3. The Brief Amicus Curiae. This device has been used imaginatively and creatively by CLSA in new areas and for new purposes. The framework of our legal system provides for the judicial determination of legal issues in law suits between private litigants but a court's decision may also affect the entire community. When the dispute between Mrs. Vashti McColluo and the Board of Education in Champaign, HI., regarding religious education in the (vii) public schools of that town readied the Uhited States Supreme Court, the decision of that court would necessarily affect the entire Jewish community and the welfare of every Jewish child in the public schools. Hence, it was only proper that the views of the Jewish community should be presented to the Supreme Court.
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